@Arquod: Realistically, the third gym/S.S.Anne sequence is actually where most players would be obtaining a Gyarados, as all of their Pokemon should be hitting level 20 or up for the fight with Surge. And, if Fish gained EXP from all the crap it went through back in Mt. Moon...

Muscly, handsome sniffs like nobody's business and can "see" without using his eyes...
They're a couple right? can't imagine him being single.
And why is that follower girl really into undressing Atty.

fun timesyou know what really was missing at the hostile-everyone-hates-atty-gymleader-party? correct! the only people who could identify atty as the jumperboy! that's going to help atty alot staying undercover

I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes and he totally stole that guy's Eevee (where IS that thing anyway??? Maybe he didn't steal it???), but it's hard not to feel sorry for this kid when basically everyone ever is having a wonderful time in this horrible landscape of forced dogfights that Atty cannot seem to escape from.

Truthfully, what I wonder most is how Atticus made it to this age without realizing how insane the world was already. Maybe it only gets this nuts when you officially start on your journey? Maybe he was just that good at ensconcing himself away from reality within the confines of his house?